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Vintage original 3.5 x 5.25 in. German postcard depicting the handsome Austrian silent and sound era film actor, OSKAR MARION. He is depicted in a publicity shot wearing casual clothing as he gives a relaxed pose. This postcard was inscribed in black ink by Oskar Marion in, we believe, 1926 (see additional details below), the year in which he appeared in five silent films, and it appears that he continued his inscription on the verso where he signed his name. Printed by the renowned Ross-Verlag company of Berlin, Germany, this vintage original "country of origin" postcard is unused in fine condition with two light parallel vertical creases along the right edge of the background area with light signs of wear in the bottom right corner. There are no tears, stains, or other flaws.
Provenance: Approximately 8 years ago, we purchased a collection of two albums of vintage original German postcards from a rare book dealer at an antiquarian book fair in Pasadena, California (see photos). Approximately half of the postcards were signed by the respective personalities and the ones that were dated by the actors are all dated "1926." We were informed by the dealer that these photographs came from a film collector in Germany who acquired the postcards at the time they were issued and then had them signed by the respective actors when he met them in person. We are now pleased to make these vintage original postcards available to other collectors.
Oscar Marion was born on April 2, 1896 in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor and production manager, known for Taras Bulba (1924), The Last Bohemian (1931) and Der Hochtourist (1942). At the end of 1910's, he appeared for the first time in a film. After the war, he worked as a production manager for various Munich Film Companies. In the 1920's, he became a very busy actor who was convincing in such films as Die Glücksfalle (1920), Taras Bulba (1924), Fedora (1926), Die Czardasfürstin (1927), and Waterloo (1928). In the sound era, he found work in the Czech film industry as well as in German films. In Czechoslovakia, among other films, he appeared in Dobry vojak Svejk - Der brave Soldat Schwejk (1931) - the first sound film of the adventures of Schwejk. He died in March 1986 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Ross-Verlag in Berlin was a German publishing house specialized in photographs and photo postcards of artists. The owner of the company was Heinrich Ross (b. 10 August 1870; d. after 1954 as emigrant in the USA). |